Money laundering trial against Alex Saab to begin in September

The Daily Journal — A Florida court has scheduled the start of former minister Alex Saab’s trial for September 8. U.S. prosecutors charge him with money laundering, conspiracy to conduct financial transactions, and concealing the origin of illicit funds. Saab, whom authorities identify as an alleged frontman for Nicolás Maduro, recently entered a not guilty […]

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Court allows Alex Saab to skip money laundering hearing

The Daily Journal — Judge Lauren F. Louis of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former minister Alex Saab permission to skip Friday’s scheduled hearing in the money laundering case against him in the United States. Saab’s defense team also requested that the court enter a not guilty plea on […]

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U.S. requests diplomatic immunity for Delcy Rodríguez in civil lawsuit filed in Florida

The Daily Journal — The U.S. Department of State has asked the Department of Justice to certify diplomatic immunity for Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, so that it can seek the dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed against her in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The State Department argues that, […]

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Florida Court orders Maduro and other senior officials to pay $314 million in U.S. lawsuit

EFE. — A federal judge in the United States has ordered former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and several other senior Chavista officials to pay $314 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen U.S. citizens alleging kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. The ruling did not include Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, among […]

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U.S. Judge postpones Alex Saab hearing for 30 days at defense’s request

EFE.— A federal judge in Miami has postponed for 30 days the hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday for former Venezuelan minister and Colombian businessman Alex Saab, whom U.S. authorities identify as an alleged frontman for ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, following a request from his defense team. Judge Enjolique A. Lett rescheduled the hearing to […]

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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Alex Saab in Alleged International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s former Minister of Industries, Alex Saab, appeared this Monday before a federal court in the Southern District of Florida after a new formal indictment against him was unsealed and following his deportation from Caracas last Saturday. U.S. authorities have charged him with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, linked to the alleged […]

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Diosdado Cabello Says Alex Saab Used Illegal Documentation and Justifies His Deportation to the U.S.

The Daily Journal.- Secretary General of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, made statements this Monday regarding the legal status and nationality of former Minister of Industries Alex Saab, who was deported to the United States last Saturday. Cabello asserted that Saab carried false documentation and that his departure from the country […]

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Delcy Rodríguez Says Alex Saab’s Deportation Strictly Responds to Venezuela’s “National Interests”

The Daily Journal – Acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, broke her silence regarding Alex Saab’s recent departure from the country, confirming that the government carried out an administrative deportation measure against him. During the inauguration of several business ventures in Caracas, the head of state stressed that all actions taken by her administration are […]

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